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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Brentford and Chiswick 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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PETROLEUM ACTS (contd)
Number of applications received for licences
to store and sell carbide of calcium 9
Number of gallons of petroleum spirit covered by
licences 166,358
Number of gallons of petroleum mixture covered by
licences 7,830
Quantity of carbide of calcium covered by licences
42,524 lbs
HOUSING.
Owing to the difficulty experienced by builders in obtaining
labour and necessary materials, the usual routine house-to-house
inspection in the Borough was suspended.
Housing Act, 1916.
The position in regard to the progress of programmes under
this Act is exactly the same as that shown for the preceeding
war years.
Where cases of over-crowding have occurred these have been
referred to the Council's special Housing Department and
satisfactorily dealt with.